CAMPUS NEWS

Adrienne McCormick Selected as New Provost

Adrienne McCormick, the dean of Winthrop’s College of Arts and Sciences, is the new pro- vost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

Te provost reports directly to President Dan Mahony. Second to the president, the provost is responsible for leading the institution in the president’s absence.

Mahony noted McCormick’s impressive commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, a key component of the Winthrop Plan; her focus on pursuing new partnerships and opportunities for students, faculty and staff; and her dedica- tion to recruiting high-quality faculty.

McCormick, who joined Winthrop in 2018, will assume her new duties in July. She’ll replace Provost Debra Boyd, who will take a year-long sabbatical before returning to the classroom.

Takita Sumter Named College of Arts and Sciences Dean

Takita Sumter, vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of chemistry, will serve as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, beginning July 1.

Sumter, who served as interim dean of the college in 2017- 18, will provide leadership to Winthrop’s largest degree-grant- ing college — including 14 departments and five centers — and will oversee more than 300 full- and part-time faculty and staff and a $18 million budget.

Sumter received her Ph.D. in biochemistry and completed a post-doc- toral fellowship in pediatric oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine prior to joining the faculty at Winthrop in 2004.

During her term as interim dean, the college completed 14 faculty searches, procured over $1 million in master lease equipment, added three new minors and negotiated several inter-institutional program agreements.

She replaces Adrienne McCormick, who is assuming the role of Winthrop provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

Winthrop Receives $1.2 Million Commerce Grant

Winthrop received a $1.2 million grant for electrical upgrades to reinforce the campus’ infrastructure to prepare for extreme hazardous weather.

Te university’s grant was announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of a congressional appropriation for disaster relief and recovery.

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Te grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration will help ensure the university’s electrical infrastructure can meet its current and future needs, particularly during times of hazardous weather.

Winthrop Earns Two Notable Distinctions

Winthrop recently earned the designation “Voter Friendly Campus” from the nation- al nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project (CVP) and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education for its efforts in educating and encouraging students to vote in the 2018 mid-term election.

Te university also was designated as a Purple Heart University from the Military Order of the Purple Heart in recognition of the univer- sity’s support of military members, including veterans and their families.

Leonard Mark Lewis Named the 2019 SCMTA Commissioned Composer

Professor of Music Leonard Mark Lewis has been named the 2019 South Carolina Music Teachers Association (SCMTA) Commissioned Composer.

To memorialize and honor the lives lost in the tragic shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston on June 12, 2015, SCMTA commissioned Lewis to write a unique piece entitled “Elegy: In Memoriam of the Emanuel Nine.”Te purpose is to memorialize “Te Emanuel

Gary Williams is Newest Member of Winthrop Board of Trustees

S.C. Governor Henry McMaster has appointed Rock Hill resident Gary Williams ’11 to the Winthrop Board of Trustees. Williams filled the seat held by Don Long, who was appointed to the seat by former S.C. Governor Nikki Haley.

Williams is the CEO of Williams & Fudge Corp., a financial services firm in Rock Hill. Williams received an honorary Winthrop degree in 2011 for his work as a champion of education in the community. He and his wife, Peggy, established at Winthrop the Gary and Peggy Williams Fund for Literacy. He has served on the Winthrop Foundation Board, the Palmetto Council of the Boy Scouts, the YC Community Foundation, Camp Canaan Board, and served with other local organizations.

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Nine” and the survivors of the tragedy. SCMTA seeks for this commission to capture the tragedy and sacrifice as well as the hope, healing and resilience demonstrated by the community.

Lewis is a composer, conductor and pianist specializing in new music. He has received awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, B.M.I., Columbia University, Voices of Change, Frank Tichelli and MACRO.